Cross Carries: Carries composed mostly of cross passes
Front Wrap Cross Carry (FWCC)
Starts centered on the wrap
1. Horizontal pass.
2. Cross tails in the back and bring over shoulders.
3. Cross Pass
4. Cross Pass
5. Tie in back.
Half Front Wrap Cross Carry (Half-FWCC)
Starts off center on the wrap, with enough tail to tie the slipknot on the short side.
1. Horizontal Pass
2. Cross fabric in back.
3. Cross Pass.
4. Tie at shoulder.
Hip Wrap Cross Carry (HWCC)
Starts centered on the wrap.
1. Horizontal Pass
2. Cross Pass
3. Cross Pass.
4. Tie at opposite hip.
* Shown with bunched cross passes. The passes can be either bunched or spread.
Back Wrap Cross Carry (BWCC)
Starts centered on the wrap.
1. Horizontal Pass.
2. Tie a half knot at the chest to secure the first pass.
3. Shoulder flip, then cross pass.
4. Shoulder flip, then cross pass.
5. Tie in front.
* Shown tied at the chest (or “tied Tibetan”) due to baby belly!
Front Cross Carry (FCC)
Starts centered on the wrap.
1. Bunched horizontal pass across wearer’s lower back.
2. Cross Pass
3. Cross Pass
4. Cross tails in back
5. Tie in front.
* The image shows the carry with the shoulder capped to keep the wrap away from baby’s face. To cap the shoulder, just take the top rail and pull it toward the edge of your shoulder.
Coolest Hip Cross Carry (CHCC)
Starts off centered, with the short tail just long enough to tie the slipknot.
1. Cross pass.
2. Cross Pass.
3. Tie at shoulder
Starts centered on the wrap.
1. Start center of wrap at shoulder.
2. Cross pass to opposite hip.
3. Cross pass to opposite hip.
4. Tie on the other side.
Starts off centered, with a short tail just long enough to tie at the shoulder.
1. Cross Pass
2. Cross Pass
3. Tie at shoulder
1. Start wrap dangling at the center of your back.
2. Cross Pass
3. Cross Pass
4. Thread wrap through dangling piece.
5. Tie at hip.
Kangaroo Carries: Carries that start with a Ruck/Kangaroo Pass
With a short wrap:
1. Ruck/Kangaroo Pass
2. Cross wrap fabric in back.
3. Tie in front.
1. Ruck/Kangaroo pass.
2. Cross wrap fabric in back.
3. Bunched cross pass.
4. Bunched cross pass.
5. Tie in back.
Starts Centered on the wrap.
1. Ruck/Kangaroo Pass
2. Cross wrap fabric in back.
3. Reinforcing pass.
4. Reinforcing pass.
5. Tie in back.
Ruck Tied in Front (RTIF)
Starts centered on the wrap.
1. Ruck/Kangaroo pass.
2. Bunched cross pass.
3. Bunched cross pass.
4. Tie in front.
Reinforced Ruck (RR)
Starts centered on the wrap.
1. Ruck pass.
2. Reinforcing cross pass.
3. Reinforcing cross pass
4. Tie in front.
Starts off centered on the wrap, with the short tail just long enough to tie at the shoulder.
This carry is also known as “Pirate Carry,” because of it’s abbreviation RRR.1. Ruck pass.
2. Horizontal pass.
3. Tie at the shoulder.
Sling Carries: Carries that are composed mostly of Sling passes
Traditional Sling Carry
The center of the wrap should be just behind the wearer’s neck.
1. Sling Pass
2. Tie at shoulder
Double Sling (DS)
Starts off centered on the wrap, with the short tail just long enough to tie at the shoulder.
1. Sling Pass
2. Shoulder flip, then Sling Pass.
3. Tie at the shoulder.
Double Hammock (DH)
Starts slightly off center
1. Sling pass.
2. Torso/horizontal pass over wearer’s chest.
3. Sling Pass.
4. Bunched Cross Pass
5. Bunched Cross Pass
6. Tie in front.
Back Reinforced Torso Sling (BRTS)
Starts off centered on the wrap, with the short tail just long enough to tie at the shoulder.
1. Sling Pass.
2. Torso/Horizontal pass over wearer’s chest.
3. Horizontal Pass
4. Tie at shoulder.
Double Sling with a Shoulder to Shoulder chestbelt (DSS2S)
Starts slightly off center.
1. Sling Pass
2. Create chestbelt in front
3. Shoulder flip and Sling pass
4. Thread tail through chestbelt.
5. Bunched Cross Pass
6. Bunched Cross Pass
7. Tie in front.
Mixed Pass Carries: These carries combine two or three pass types
Giselle’s Back Carry (GBC)
This carry starts centered on the wrap.
1. Sling Pass.
2. Shoulder flip, then cross pass.
3. Reinforcing cross pass.
4. Tie in front.
* Not the best picture. This was my first try with GBC. In this image I did a sing pass, reinforcing cross pass, and then cross pass. (So basically I switched the order of the last two passes).
Jordan’s Back Carry (JBC)
This carry starts centered on the wrap.
1. Sling pass
2. Shoulder flip, then cross pass.
3. Horizontal pass.
4. Tie in front.
* There are other versions of Jordan’s Back Carry, but this is the most common one. Another popular version of JBC has two sling passes followed by a horizontal pass and is usually called “Jordan’s Back Carry with Two Sling Passes.”
Half Jordan’s Back Carry (Half-JBC)
Starts off centered on the wrap, with the short tail just long enough to tie at the shoulder.
1. Sling Pass.
2. Shoulder flip, then cross pass.
3. Tie at shoulder
* There are other versions of Half Jordan’s Back Carry. The original version had a cross pass, shoulder flip, and then sling pass. The passes can also be wrapped in the opposite order.
Secure High Back Carry (SHBC)
Starts centered on the wrap.
1. Sling Pass
2. Tie a half knot at chest to secure the first pass.
3. Bunched cross pass.
4. Shoulder flip, then cross pass or sling pass, depending on the carry variation.
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